https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2024/dec/17/euthanasia-assisted-dying-netherlands-stephanie-bakker
TL;DR : Young physically healthy privileged girl in rich country petitions assisted suicide because of depression and is finally granted the procedure (legal in the Netherlands), but chickens out at the last minute and "discovers" that life is probably worth living after all.
There's a subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/ImTheMainCharacter where this story would fit in perfectly because of the way this person managed to create a vortex of misguided attention and compassion around herself. It is of course a newspaper article and they've most likely biased the story to make it even more absurd, but while I read it I felt pangs of shame because in the interview I recognised some of her in myself.
Some of my thoughts after reading:
- Life is unfair, finite and full of dissatisfaction and suffering, but is still worth the trouble living.
- Whining is a waste of time. Also, other people have their own shit going on.
- If you have the fortune to not be terminally ill or in constant pain, you have massive potential that probably goes largely untapped. Being a part of positive action is very rewarding.